Jesus Christ

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Jesus Christ

• Pastor Dave Martin Cross Creek Community Church
  March 9, 2008

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• John 110-13 10 He was in the world, and though
  the world was made through him, the world did not
  recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his
  own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to
  all who received him, to those who believed in
  his name, he gave the right to become children of
  God-- 13 children born not of natural descent,
  nor of human decision or a husband's will, but
  born of God.

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Two Questions

• Have you recognized Jesus?
• Have you received Jesus?

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Jesus Christ, God Incarnate

• Colossians 115 Christ is the visible image of
  the invisible God. He existed before God made
  anything at all and is supreme over all creation.
  NLT

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God - In human likeness

• John 1030-33 30 I and the Father are one." 31
  Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, 32
  but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many
  great miracles from the Father. For which of
  these do you stone me?" 33 "We are not stoning
  you for any of these," replied the Jews, "but for
  blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be
  God."

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Jesus Christ, God Incarnate

• Fulfilled 332 Distinct O.T Prophecies
• Isaiah 714 Therefore the Lord himself will give
  you a sign The virgin will be with child and
  will give birth to a son, and will call him
  Immanuel.
• Matthew 123 "The virgin will be with child and
  will give birth to a son, and they will call him
  Immanuel"--which means, "God with us."

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Examples

• Seed of a woman, From Tribe of Judah, birthplace,
  virgin birth, triumphal entry, rejection,
  betrayal for 30 pieces of silver, cast lots for
  garments, silent when accused, hands/feet pierced
  Roman crucifixion, resurrection, ascension

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Jesus Christ, God Incarnate

• 2. Preformed Miraculous Signs
• John 2030-31 30 Jesus did many other miraculous
  signs in the presence of his disciples, which are
  not recorded in this book. 31 But these are
  written that you may believe that Jesus is the
  Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you
  may have life in his name.

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Examples

• Great catch of fish
• Feeding of the multitudes
• Walking on water

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Jesus Christ, God Incarnate

• 3. Healed the Hurting
• Matthew 1530 Great crowds came to him, bringing
  the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and
  many others, and laid them at his feet and he
  healed them.

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Examples

• The Blind Mk 822-26
• The Leper Lu 512-13
• The Crippled Jn 51-16
• The Deaf Mk 731-37

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Jesus Christ, God Incarnate

• 4. Displayed Divine Power
• Matthew 171-2 1 After six days Jesus took with
  him Peter, James and John the brother of James,
  and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2
  There he was transfigured before them. His face
  shone like the sun, and his clothes became as
  white as the light.

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Examples

• Over the Spirit World Lu 433-36
• Over Natural Forces Mt 823-27
• Over Death Itself Jn 111-46

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• John 2125 Jesus did many other things as well.
  If every one of them were written down, I suppose
  that even the whole world would not have room for
  the books that would be written.

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Jesus Christ, God Incarnate

• 5. Changes Peoples Lives Forever
• 2 Corinthians 517 What this means is that those
  who become Christians become new persons. They
  are not the same anymore, for the old life is
  gone. A new life has begun! NLT

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Christianity is not a Religion but a Relationship

• John 110-13 10 He was in the world, and though
  the world was made through him, the world did not
  recognize him. 11 He came to that which was his
  own, but his own did not receive him. 12 Yet to
  all who received him, to those who believed in
  his name, he gave the right to become children of
  God-- 13 children born not of natural descent,
  nor of human decision or a husband's will, but
  born of God.

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• Jesus Christ Died for our sins
• Romans 58 But God demonstrates his own love for
  us in this While we were still sinners, Christ
  died for us.

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• Jesus Christ Rose from the dead
• 1 Corinthians 153-4 that Christ died for
  our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he
  was buried, that he was raised on the third day

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• Jesus Christ is the Only way to God
• John 146 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the
  truth and the life. No one comes to the Father
  except through me.
• Acts 412 Salvation is found in no one else, for
  there is no other name under heaven given to men
  by which we must be saved."

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New Relationship

• John 112 Yet to all who received him, to those
  who believed in his name, he gave the right to
  become children of God

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